Nishi-Iya, Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture
Hotel Hikyounoyu
A good-value option if you want a large bath, outdoor bath, functional pools and salt sauna for ¥1,100. It is not a source-flowing hidden bath; its strength is variety. On weekdays, the late opening makes it easier to pair with the vine bridge or Oboke Gorge first.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- Day use resumed on 1 July 2026. Weekdays 15:00–20:00, last admission 19:00; weekends and holidays 12:00–18:00, last admission 17:00. Closed Tuesdays. Adult admission is ¥1,100 and children up to elementary-school age pay ¥600. Sauna hours are separately listed as 15:00–21:00; whether the salt sauna is available to weekend day visitors from 12:00–15:00 is unclear, so confirm ahead.
- Tattoo policy
- Tattoos are not permitted.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 19.2°C, listed in the hotel's FAQ under an air temperature of 24.5°C.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- The spring used by Hotel Hikyounoyu.
- Spring classification
- Bicarbonate spring containing fluoride and metaboric acid, according to the hotel.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- The hotel identifies the large bath and outdoor bath as using the same bicarbonate spring. The mugwort herbal bath is a separate functional bath, not another natural-spring pool.
Bathing indications
No treatment guarantee is made.
Day use resumed 1 July 2026. Tattoos are prohibited. The weekend availability of the salt sauna before 15:00 is not confirmed; check with the hotel. Snow may affect driving from December through March. The Oboke Station shuttle is listed by reservation from 14:00–18:00, but day-use eligibility is not guaranteed.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
